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lemon basil fetticini dinner

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Recipe by
Pami Toll
@Pami_Toll
Chicago, IL

Light delicious lemony Fresh basil pestos on warm Fetticini Or cooled to make an awesome Pasta Salad! Serve with a light salad or bread on the side. The Pesto sauce can be added after its made on top and served with parmesean cheese on top and small fresh summer tomatoes. This is delicious! i Also found it to be left over worthy lasting over 4 more days still tasting fresh and delicious in the fridge! I added some of the pestos I made to my salad dressing also to enhance the Italian flavor of the salad dressing.. This is a winner!

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Saute

Ingredients For lemon basil fetticini dinner

  • 1/4 c
    fresh pestos
  • 2
    whole fresh lemons seeded
  • 1 tsp
    pepper, salt , garlic , oregano
  • 1 pkg
    fetticini
  • 2 clove
    fesh garlic
  • 5 Tbsp
    olive oil, butter
  • THIS IS A DELICIOUS HOME MADE PESTO SAUCE WITH FRESH LEMON AND GARLIC SAUTED OVER FRESH FETTICINI. IT CAN BE EATEN HOT OR COLD A DAY LATER . MAKES A NICE PASTA SALAD AS WELL

How To Make lemon basil fetticini dinner

  • 1
    Pesto, either buy premade or in a food processor process fresh basil salt pepper lemon zest, lemon juice and 2 cloves fresh garlic
  • 2
    When pesto is ready. Boil partially enough fetticini for your crowd. Measure between your thumb and index finger a circle. 1/2 a circle feeds about four servings more is a probably closer to whole package of fetticini
  • 3
    stir pasta occassionally so it wont stick. When its aldante, use a large skillet and scoop in the pasta water into itvwith olive oil butter and parmesean cheese,, take a tong and place moderate amounts in the skillet to saute the pestos in. Scrape the pestos into the frying pan with fetticini and hot water and olive oil..let the pasta finish cooking. Put in small amounts at a time, Scape in lemon zest , parmesean cheese and lemon juice.. when the pasta is well cooked but not mushy or over cooked. Plate with tongs, top with extra pestos and parmesan. Serve hot plate to plate! serve with a light salad on the side
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